A Pleistocene Rhinocerotid (Mammalia, Perissodactyla) from Yage, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan Author(s): Naoto Handa Source: Paleontological Research, 19(2):139-142. Published By: The Palaeontological Society of Japan URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.2517/2014PR033 BioOne (www.bioone.org) is a nonprofit, online aggregation of core research in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences. BioOne provides a sustainable online platform for over 170 journals and books published by nonprofit societies, associations, museums, institutions, and presses. Your use of this PDF, the BioOne Web site, and all posted and associated content indicates your acceptance of BioOne’s Terms of Use, available at www.bioone.org/page/terms_of_use. Usage of BioOne content is strictly limited to personal, educational, and non-commercial use. Commercial inquiries or rights and permissions requests should be directed to the individual publisher as copyright holder. BioOne sees sustainable scholarly publishing as an inherently collaborative enterprise connecting authors, nonprofit publishers, academic institutions, research libraries, and research funders in the common goal of maximizing access to critical research. Paleontological Research, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 139–142, April 1, 2015 © by the Palaeontological Society of Japan doi:10.2517/2014PR033 A Pleistocene rhinocerotid (Mammalia, Perissodactyla) from Yage, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan NAOTO HANDA Shinshushinmachi Fossil Museum, 88-3 Kamijo, Shinshushinmachi, Nagano 381-2404, Japan (e-mail:
[email protected]) Received February 21, 2014; Revised manuscript accepted September 19, 2014 Abstract. A fossil rhinocerotid tooth from the Yage Formation (Middle to Late Pleistocene), Yage in Shizuoka Prefecture, is described. The present specimen shows the following characteristics of the second lower incisor: tusk-like shape, enamel on the labial side, a teardrop-shaped cross section of the tooth crown, and an oval cross section of the root.